Method for treating disorders of lipid metabolism using benzene sulfonamides

ABSTRACT

The invention relates to new medicaments having lipid regulating properties and processes for their preparation. 
     The medicaments according to the invention contain as active principle at least one compound, (or its corresponding optical isomer) of the arylsulfonamide type corresponding to the formula: ##STR1## in which: Ar represents an aromatic ring which may if necessary be substituted; 
     n+m+1 is comprised from 3 to 11, being preferably equal to 3,5 or 10, or is comprised from 1 to 11 when Ar represents an aryl group in which at least one of the R 1 ,R 2  and R 3  radicals is a CF 3  group; 
     R 5  and R 6  represent independently of one another particularly an alkyl radical; 
     R 4  represents the hydroxy group, the radical OR 7  in which R 7  is particularly an alkyl group, the radical NR 8  R 9  in which R 8  and R 9  are identical or different, and represent in particular a hydrogen atom, and form with the nitrogen a nitrogenous heterocyclic ring with 5 or 6 links.

The invention relates to new medicaments having lipid regulating properties and which contain, as active principle compounds having a basic structure of the arylsulfonamide type or a physiologically acceptable salt of these compounds.

The term "medicaments" will hereafter designate any pharmaceutical composition containing, in association with an acceptable pharmaceutical vehicle, one at least of the chemical compounds, such as they are hereafter defined.

The invention also relates to the process for preparing the abovesaid medicaments as well as their salts.

The medicaments according to the invention are characterized in that they correspond to the general formula: ##STR2##

In this formula, Ar represents one of the following rings: ##STR3## R₁, R₂, R₃ are identical or different and represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, the NO₂ radical, the NH₂ radical, the CF₃ radical, an alkyl group having from 1 to 6 and preferably from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having from 1 to 6 and preferably from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, an acid group, an ester group having from 2 to 7 and preferably from 2 to 5 carbon atoms;

n+m+1 is comprised from 3 to 11, being preferably equal to 3,5 or 10, or is comprised from 1 to 11 when Ar represents an aryl group in which at least one of the R₁,R₂ and R₃ radicals is a CF₃ group;

R₅ and R₆ represent, independently of one another, an hydrogen atom, an alkyl radical having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, preferably from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, an aralkyl radical having from 7 to 9 carbon atoms;

R₄ represents:

the hydroxy group,

the group OR₇ in which R₇ is an alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and preferably from 1 to 4 carbon atoms;

the ##STR4## radical in which R₈ and R₉, identical or different, represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having from 1 to 6 and preferably from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or conjointly form with nitrogen a nitrogenous heterocyclic group with 5 or 6 links, particularly a piperidino, morpholino, pyrrolidino, pyrrole or pyrroline group.

A preferred group of medicaments according to the invention is constituted by those corresponding to the general formula (I) in which R₆ represents a hydrogen atom. These medicaments correspond to the following general formula. ##STR5## in which: n+m+1 is comprised from 3 to 11, being preferably equal to 3,5 or 10;

R₅ represents an alkyl radical having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, preferably from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, an aralkyl radical having from 7 to 9 carbon atoms;

R₄ represents:

the hydroxy group;

the radical OR₇ in which R₇ is an alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, preferably from 1 to 4 carbon atoms;

the radical ##STR6## in which R₈ and R₉, identical or different represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having from 1 to 6 and preferably from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or conjointly form with nitrogen a nitrogenous heterocyclic radical with 5 or 6 links, particularly a piperidino, morpholino, pyrrolidino, pyrrole or pyrroline group.

In a preferred form, the medicaments according to the invention correspond to the formula (I) in which:

Ar represents a substituted benzene nucleus of the formula: ##STR7## R₁, R₂ and R₃ having the above-indicated meanings.

In the following, A₁ denotes the group formed by all the medicaments of formula: ##STR8## in which: R₁, R₂, R₃, R₄, R₅ and R₆ have the above-indicated meanings;

n+m+1 is comprised from 3 to 11, being preferably equal to 3,5 or 10.

Within this group A₁, a class of preferred compounds is constituted by those in which R₆ represents a hydrogen and corresponds to the following formula (IV): ##STR9##

In another preferred form, the medicaments according to the invention correspond to the formula (III) in which R₁, R₂ and R₃ have the above-indicated meaning and R₅ represents hydrogen.

These medicaments correspond to the following formula (V): ##STR10##

In the rest of the description, A₂ will denote the group formed by all medicaments of formula (V).

Within the groups A₁ and A₂, a class of preferred compounds is constituted by those of the following formula (VI): ##STR11##

A preferred family of medicaments according to the invention is constituted by the medicaments of formula (V) in which R₁, R₂, R₃ represent simultaneously a hydrogen atom, or are simultaneously different from hydrogen and are selected from the group constituted by a halogen atom, the NO₂ radical, the NH₂ radical, the CF₃ radical, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 and preferably from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having from 1 to 6 and preferably from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, an acid group, an ester group having from 2 to 7 and preferably from 2 to 5 carbon atoms.

The medicaments which correspond to formulae (V) and (VI) in which R₁, R₂, and R₃ are all three different from hydrogen form a group which will be denoted below by B₁.

Within this group B₁ an advantageous class of compounds is constituted by those in which R₆ represents hydrogen.

The medicaments which correspond to formula (V), in which all the substitutents of the aromatic nucleus are hydrogen, that is to say of the following formula (VII): ##STR12## form a group which will be denoted by B₂ below.

Within this group B₂, an advantageous class of compounds is constituted by those in which R₆ represents hydrogen. These compounds correspond to the following formula (VIII): ##STR13##

In the above-defined group B₁, a preferred class of medicaments is constituted by the medicaments of formula (V or VI) in which the benzene nucleus is trisubstituted by radicals selected from the group comprising NO₂, NH₂, OCH₃,CH₃, CF₃, a hydrogen atom and particularly chlorine.

This group of medicaments will be denoted by E₁ below.

A preferred family which corresponds to the formula (V) in which R₁, R₂ and R₃ are all three different from hydrogen, is constituted by that in which R₁, R₂ and R₃ represent simultaneously a methoxy radical.

This group will be denoted by E₂ in the following.

Among the medicaments of group A₂, a class of preferred medicaments is constituted by the medicaments corresponding to the formula (V) in which R₁ represents a hydrogen atom, R₂ and R₃ represents a halogen atom, the NO₂ radical, the NH₂ radical, the CF₃ radical, an alkyl group having from 1 to 6 and preferably from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having from 1 to 6 and preferably from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, an acid group, an ester group having from 2 to 7 and preferably from 2 to 5 carbon atoms.

These medicaments whose aromatic nucleus is disubstituted and correspond to the following formula (IX): ##STR14## in which R₂, R₃, R₄ and R₆ have the above-indicated meaning, form a group which will be denoted by G₁ in the following.

Within the above denoted group G₁, a preferred class of medicaments is constituted by those of the formula: ##STR15## in which: n+m+1 is comprised from 3 to 11, being preferably equal to 3,5 or 10;

R₂, R₃ and R₄ having the above-indicated meaning.

Within the above-defined group G₁, a preferred class of medicaments is constituted by the medicaments for which the benzene nucleus is disubstituted by radicals selected from the group constituted by NO₂, NH₂, OCH₃, CF₃, CH₃, and by a halogen, particularly chlorine.

This group of medicaments will be denoted by G₂ below.

Among the medicaments of group A₂, a family of preferred medicaments is constituted by the medicaments corresponding to the formula (V) in which R₁ and R₂ represent simultaneously a hydrogen atom, R₃ representing a halogen atom, the NO₂ radical, NH₂ radical, the CF₃ radical, an alkyl group having from 1 to 6 and preferably from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having from 1 to 6 and preferably from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, an acid group, an ester group having from 2 to 7 and preferably from 2 to 5 carbon atoms.

These medicaments whose aromatic nucleus is monosubstituted and which correspond to the following formula (XI): ##STR16## R₃ having the above-indicated meaning, form a group which will be denoted below by H₁.

Within the above-defined group H₁, a preferred class of compounds according to the invention is constituted by those in which R₆ represents a hydrogen atom. These compounds correspond to the following formula (XII): ##STR17##

Within the above-defined group H₁, a preferred class of medicaments is constituted by the medicaments for which the benzene nucleus is monosubstituted by the radical selected from the group constituted by NO₂, NH₂, CH₃, OCH₃, CF₃, a halogen atom, and particularly chlorine.

This group of medicaments will be denoted by H₂ in the following.

Another family of preferred medicaments according to the invention is constituted by the medicaments of the group A₂ in which the benzene nucleus comprises a substituent at para position selected from the group constituted by NO₂, NH₂, CH₃ or OCH₃.

This group will be denoted in the following by K.

In another preferred embodiment of the invention, another family of preferred medicaments is constituted by the medicaments of the above-defined group A₂ in which the benzene nucleus comprises a substituent in the meta position selected from the group constituted by NO₂, NH₂, CF₃, a halogen atom, particularly chlorine.

This group of medicaments will be denoted below by L.

Within the above-defined group A₂, another preferred class of medicaments is constituted by those for which the benzene nucleus is substituted at the ortho position by the OCH₃ radical.

This group of medicaments will be denoted by M below.

In the above-defined groups B₁ and E₁, a preferred class of medicaments according to the invention is constituted by the medicaments for which the aromatic nucleus is trisubstituted:

at the para position by one of the radicals selected from the group constituted by NO₂ or NH₂ ;

at the meta position (that of the meta positions not included between the ortho and para substituted positions) by a halogen, particularly chlorine;

at the ortho position by the OCH₃ radical.

This group of medicaments will be denoted by N in the following.

Another class of preferred medicaments according to the invention is constituted by the medicaments of groups G₁ and G₂ for which the benzene nucleus is disubstituted:

at the para position by the NH₂ or NO₂ radical, a halogen atom, particularly chlorine; and

either at the meta position by the NH₂, NO₂ radical, a halogen atom, particularly chlorine;

or at the ortho position by the OCH₃ radical.

This group will be denoted by S in the following.

The class of medicaments belonging to the group S, disubstituted at the para position and at the meta position will be denoted by the group S₁ in the following.

The class of medicaments belonging to the group S, disubstituted at the para position and at the ortho position will be denoted by S₂ in the following.

Another class of preferred medicaments according to the invention is constituted by the medicaments of groups H₁ and H₂ for which the benzene nucleus is monosubstituted either at the para position by the radical NO₂, NH₂, CH₃, OCH₃, a halogen atom, particularly chlorine; or at the meta position by the radical NO₂ or by the radical CF₃.

This group of medicaments will be denoted by T below.

Another class of preferred medicaments according to the invention is constituted by the medicaments of formula (III): ##STR18## in which one at least of the substituents R₁, R₂, R₃ represents a CF₃ radical, R₄ represents:

the hydroxy group;

the radical OR₇ in which R₇ is an alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, preferably from 1 to 4 carbon atoms;

the radical ##STR19## in which R₈ and R₉, identical or different, represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having from 1 to 6 and preferably from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or conjointly form with nitrogen a nitrogenous heterocyclic group with 5 or 6 links, particularly a piperidino, morpholino, pyrrolidino, pyrrole or pyrroline group; n+m+1 is comprised from 1 to 11, being preferably equal to 3,5 or 10.

This class of medicaments will be denoted by D₁ in the following.

Within this class D₁, a preferred family of medicaments according to the invention is constituted by those in which R₆ represents hydrogen.

Another class of preferred medicaments according to the invention is constituted by the medicaments of the formula (V): ##STR20## in which one at least of the substitutents R₁, R₂, R₃ represents CF₃,

R₄ represents:

the hydroxy group;

the radical OR₇ in which R₇ is an alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and preferably from 1 to 4 carbon atoms;

the radical ##STR21## in which R₈ and R₉, identical or different represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, preferably from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; or conjointly form with the nitrogen a nitrogenous heterocyclic group with 5 or 6 links, particularly a piperidino, morpholino, pyrrolidino, pyrrole or pyrroline group; and

n+m+1 is comprised from 1 to 11, being preferably equal to 3, 5 or 10.

This group of medicaments will be denoted by D₂ in the following.

Within this class D₂, a preferred family of medicaments according to the invention is constituted by those in which R₆ represents a hydrogen atom.

Another class of preferred medicaments according to the invention is constituted by the medicaments of the formula (IX): ##STR22## in which one at least of the substituents R₂ or R₃ represents the radical CF₃ ;

R₄ represents:

the hydroxy group,

the radical OR₇ in which R₇ is an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, preferably from 1 to 4 carbon atoms;

the radical ##STR23## in which R₈ and R₉ are identical or different and represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, preferably from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; or conjointly form with the nitrogen a nitrogenous heterocyclic group with 5 or 6 links, particularly a piperidino, morpholino, pyrrolidino, pyrrole or pyrroline group; and

n+m+1 is comprised from 1 to 11, being preferably equal to 3, 5 or 10.

This class of medicaments will be denoted by D₃ in the following.

Within this class D₃, a preferred family of medicaments according to the invention, is constituted by those in which R₆ represents a hydrogen atom.

Another class of preferred medicaments according to the invention is constituted by medicaments of the formula (XIII): ##STR24## in which R₄ represents:

the hydroxy group,

the radical OR₇ in which R₇ is an alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, preferably from 1 to 4 carbon atoms;

the radical ##STR25## in which R₈ and R₉ are identical or different and represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms and preferably from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or conjointly form with nitrogen a heterocyclic nitrogenous group with 5 or 6 links, particularly a piperidino, morpholino, pyrrolidino, pyrrole or pyrroline group; and

n+m+1 is comprised from 1 to 11, being preferably equal to 3, 5 or 10.

This class of medicaments will be denoted by D₄ in the following.

Within this class D₄, a preferred family of medicaments according to the invention is constituted by those in which R₆ represents a hydrogen atom.

Another class of preferred medicaments according to the invention is constituted by the medicaments of the formula (XIII): ##STR26## in which R₄ represents OH or C₂ H₅ and n+m+1 is comprised from 1 to 11, being preferably equal to 3, 5 or 10.

This group of medicaments will be denoted by D₅ below.

Within this class D₅, a preferred family of medicaments according to the invention is constituted by those in which R₆ represents a hydrogen atom.

These medicaments correspond to the following formula (XIV): ##STR27##

Another class of preferred medicaments according to the invention is constituted by the medicaments of the formula (XIII): ##STR28## in which R₄ represents:

the hydroxy group,

the radical OR₇ in which R₇ is an alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, preferably from 1 to 4 carbon atoms;

the radical ##STR29## in which R₈ and R₉, identical or different, represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, preferably from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and

n+m+1 equals 3, 5 or 10.

This class of medicaments will be denoted by D₆ in the following.

Within this class D₆, a preferred family of medicaments according to the invention is constituted by those in which R₆ represents a hydrogen atom.

Another class of preferred medicaments according to the invention is constituted by the medicaments of the following formula (XV): ##STR30## in which R₄ represents:

the hydroxy group,

the radical OR₇ in which R₇ is an alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and preferably the group C₂ H₅,

the radical ##STR31## in which R₈ and R₉ are identical or different and represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having from 1 to 6, preferably from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or conjointly form with nitrogen a nitrogenous heterocyclic group with 5 or 6 links, particularly a piperidino, morpholino, pyrrolidino, pyrrole or pyrroline group;

n+m+1 is comprised from 1 to 11, and preferably takes the values of 3, 5 or 10.

This class of medicaments will be denoted below by D₇.

Among this class D₇, a preferred family of medicaments in accordance with the invention is constituted by those in which R₆ represents a hydrogen atom.

These medicaments correspond to the formula (XVI): ##STR32##

According to still another preferred embodiment of the invention, a preferred class of medicaments corresponds to the formula (I) in which:

Ar represents the ring of formula: ##STR33## this ring being possibly substituted particularly at the position of the sulfur by a halogen, particularly chlorine, or by a methyl radical.

The radical Ar is preferably attached to the chain: ##STR34## through the carbon atom situated at the α position with respect to the sulfur.

This group of medicaments will be denoted by W below.

According to another embodiment, a preferred class of medicaments corresponds to the formula (I) in which: Ar represents the ring of formula: ##STR35## this ring being possibly substituted by CF₃, a halogen, particularly chlorine, or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, particularly methyl.

In this class of medicaments, the radical Ar is preferably attached to the chain: ##STR36## through the carbon atom situated at the meta position with respect to the nitrogen.

This group of medicaments will be denoted by X below.

Within this group X, a preferred class of medicaments is constituted by those in which R₆ represents a hydrogen atom.

These medicaments correspond to the formula: ##STR37##

Another family of medicaments is constituted by those of the formula (III): ##STR38## in which R₁, R₂ represent hydrogen and R₃ a halogen, particularly chlorine, NO₂ and R₅ represents an alkyl radical having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, particularly the methyl radical.

This group of medicaments will be denoted below by Q.

Among this group Q, a preferred class of medicaments is constituted by those in which R₆ represents a hydrogen atom.

In a preferred group of medicaments according to the invention, belonging to any one of the groups A₁, A₂, W, X or Q, n advantageously takes the values 3, 5 or 10.

This group of medicaments will be denoted below by Y.

In another preferred group of medicaments according to the invention, belonging to any one of the groups A, W, X, Y or Q, R₄ represents advantageously the hydroxy radical or the OC₂ H₅ radical.

This group of medicaments will be denoted by Z below.

The invention also relates to medicaments containing by way of active substance the optical isomers of the compounds of formula (I), as well as physiologically acceptable salts of these optical isomers.

The particularly preferred medicaments according to the invention are those of the formula: ##STR39##

The compounds which are part of the pharmaceutical compositions (medicaments) constitute new industrial products, with the proviso that when Ar represents the benzene nucleus and when R₄ represents an hydroxy group or the OR₇ radical, one at least of the three substituents R₁, R₂ or R₃ represents the CF₃ radical.

Consequently, are part of the invention and are claimed the groups of new products corresponding to the respective groups of medicaments above mentioned with the proviso that when Ar represents the benzene nucleus and when R₄ represents an hydroxy group or the OR₇ radical, one at least of the three substituents R₁, R₂ or R₃, represents the CF₃ radical.

In other words, the new industrial products according to the invention correspond to the compounds which are part of the pharmaceutical compositions with the proviso that when Ar represents the benzene nucleus and when R₄ is different from ##STR40## one at least of the three substituents R₁, R₂ or R₃ represents the CF₃ radical.

The classes of preferred compounds correspond to the preferred classes of medicaments above mentioned with the above said proviso.

Particularly, preferred compounds according to the invention are those of the following formulae: ##STR41##

SYNTHESIS OF THE MEDICAMENTS AND NEW COMPOUNDS ACCORDING TO THE INVENTION

In the following, the syntheses of new compounds according to the invention as well as the synthesis of medicaments are described.

A first method of preparation (PROCESS IA) of the medicaments of the formula: ##STR42## in which: R₄ represents the radical OR₇, R₇ being an alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms;

R₅ and R₆ have the above indicated meanings;

and of new compounds of formula: ##STR43## in which: R₄ represents the radical OR₇, R₇ being an alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms,

R₅ and R₆ have the above indicated meanings, with the proviso that when Ar represents the benzene nucleus, it is substituted by at least one CF₃ group;

consists in reacting a halide, particularly a suitable acid chloride of the formula:

    Ar--SO.sub.2 --Cl

with an amino-ester of the formula: ##STR44## or its hydrochloride of formula: ##STR45## according to the following diagram: ##STR46##

In these formulae Ar, n, m and R₅, R₆, R₇ have the previously indicated meanings.

From the practical point of view, procedure is advantageously as follows.

The amino-ester or its hydrochloride (2×10⁻² mole) in anhydrous benzene (50 cm³) is stirred vigorously at a temperature of 0° to 5° C.; triethylamine (or another organic base of the type of a tertiary amine) is then added (15 to 20 cm3), then 5 to 10 minutes later, the acid chloride (2×10⁻² mole) in small amounts or drop by drop, according it is in solid or liquid form. The triethylamine is added in excess because it enables to neutralize when necessary the hydrochloride of the amino-acid in the form of its corresponding base and in any case, it enables to neutralize the hydrochlorhydric acid resulting from the reaction of condensation between ArSO₂ Cl and the aminoester. The reaction medium comes back gradually to room temperature and, after 12 hours, the crystals of triethylamine hydrochloride formed are filtered and rinsed with benzene. The organic phase is concentrated, then taken up again with ethyl acetate (200 cm3); the latter solution is washed successively with solutions of dilute hydrochloric acid and dilute sodium bicarbonate, dried and the solvent is evaporated off.

The residue so obtained is chromatographed if necessary.

In general, the acid chloride is available commercially.

When it is not available, it is possible to synthesize it by conventional methods.

For example, in the case of 2-thiophene sulfonyl chloride, procedure is as indicated by E. MACCARONE, G. MUSUMARRA and G. A. TOMASELLI, Ann. Chim. Rome, 1973, 63, 861, according to the following diagram: ##STR47##

A Preferred group of thiophene sulfochlorides is constituted by those of the formula: ##STR48## in which Sub represents a halogen atom, an alkyl group having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms and preferably 1 carbon atom, particularly chlorine or the radical CH₃.

In the case of 3-pyridine sulfonyl chloride procedure is as indicated by M. F. ZIENTY, J. Amer. Pharm. Assoc., 1948, 37, 97 according to the diagram: ##STR49##

The following example illustrates the method of preparation of medicaments according to the invention, for which preparation recourse is had to the above-indicated process in its generality.

EXAMPLE I Preparation of ethylic ester of (thiophene-2-sulfonylamino)-11 undecanoic acid ##STR50##

To a hydrochloride suspension of the ethyl ester of 11-amino undecanoic acid (4.5×10⁻² mole=11.96 g) in anhydrous benzene (100 cm²), cooled in a water and ice bath and with magnetic stirring, is added after five minutes, triethylamine (15 cm³). After ten minutes, thiophenesulfonyl chloride is added (4.5×10⁻² mole=8.6 g) in anhydrous benzene (10 cm³).

After stirring overnight, at room temperature, the reaction medium was filtered (the triethylamine hydrochloride crystals were removed after having been rinsed with benzene) and the filtrate concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was extracted with ethyl acetate (200 cm³) in the presence of a 5% hydrochloride acid solution (200 cm³); the organic phase was then washed successively with water, a 5% sodium carbonate solution and water, dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The product was concentrated on silica H and the desired product, eluted with benzene/ethyl acetate mixture (9:1), was obtained pure with a yield of 91%.

The medicaments gathered in Table I below and the new products gathered in Table I' below were prepared according to this process.

                                      TABLE I                                      __________________________________________________________________________     FIRST PROCESS FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF MEDICAMENTS OF FORMULA:                      ##STR51##                                                                                                                  Reaction                          n°                                                                          Ar            n + m + 1                                                                            R.sub.7                                                                           MP °C.                                                                       Formula/MW   yield (%)                         __________________________________________________________________________     486                                                                                 ##STR52##    3     C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                                                   110  C.sub.13 H.sub.17 ClN.sub.2 O.sub.7 S =                                        380.80       65 (95)                           735 "             4     "  116  C.sub.14 H.sub.19 ClN.sub.2 O.sub.7 S =                                        394.85       84                                380 "             5     "  68   C.sub.15 H.sub.21 ClN.sub.2 O.sub.7 S =                                        408.86       64 (55)                           508 "             7     "  70   C.sub.17 H.sub.25 ClN.sub.2 O.sub.7 S =                                        436.91       63                                502 "             10    "  83   C.sub.20 H.sub.31 ClN.sub.2 O.sub.7 S =                                        478.99       83 (97)                           807 "             11    "  88   C.sub.21 H.sub.33 ClN.sub.2 O.sub.7 S =                                        493.03       69                                1 027                                                                               ##STR53##    3     "  94   C.sub.15 H.sub.23 NO.sub.7 S                                                                55361.42                          865 "             5     "  120  C.sub.17 H.sub.27 NO.sub.7 S                                                                40389.48                          1 028                                                                              "             10    "  77   C.sub.22 H.sub.37 NO.sub.7 S                                                                40459.61                          625                                                                                 ##STR54##    3     "  97   C.sub.13 H.sub.18 N.sub.2 O.sub.7 S =                                          346.36       (72)                              608 "             5     "  88   C.sub.15 H.sub.22 N.sub.2 O.sub.7 S =                                          374.41       86                                611 "             10    "  68   C.sub.20 H.sub.32 N.sub.2 O.sub.7 S =                                          444.55       83                                623                                                                                 ##STR55##    3     "  94   C.sub.12 H.sub.16 N.sub.2 O.sub.6 S =                                          316.38       (88)                              563 "             5     "  83   C.sub.14 H.sub.20 N.sub.2 O.sub.6 S =                                          344.39       89                                610 "             10    "  71   C.sub.19 H.sub.30 N.sub.2 O.sub.6 S =                                          414.52       66                                679                                                                                 ##STR56##    3     "  91   C.sub.12 H.sub.16 N.sub.2 O.sub.6 S =                                          316.33       80                                666 "             5     "  65   C.sub.14 H.sub.20 N.sub.2 O.sub.6 S =                                          344.39       93                                676 "             10    "  66   C.sub.19 H.sub.30 N.sub.2 O.sub.6 S =                                          414.52       96                                737                                                                                 ##STR57##    3     "  liquide                                                                             C.sub.12 H.sub.17 NO.sub.4 S                                                                97271.34                          750 "             5     "  "    C.sub.14 H.sub.21 NO.sub.4 S                                                                88299.40                          766 "             10    "  43   C.sub.19 H.sub.31 NO.sub.4 S                                                                99369.53                          739                                                                                 ##STR58##    3     "  49   C.sub.13 H.sub.19 NO.sub.4 S                                                                95285.37                          752 "             5     "  47   C.sub.15 H.sub.23 NO.sub.4 S                                                                80313.42                          768 "             10    "  58   C.sub.20 H.sub.33 NO.sub.4 S                                                                99383.56                          743                                                                                 ##STR59##    3     "  84   C.sub.12 H.sub.16 ClO.sub.4 S                                                               90305.79                          756 "             5     "  49   C.sub.14 H.sub.20 ClNO.sub.4 S                                                              99333.85                          728 "             10    "  60   C.sub.19 H.sub.30 ClNO.sub.4 S                                                              98403.98                          741                                                                                 ##STR60##    3     "  liquide                                                                             C.sub.13 H.sub.19 NO.sub.5 S                                                                99301.37                          754 "             5     "  liquide                                                                             C.sub.15 H.sub.23 NO.sub.5 S                                                                89329.42                          729 "             10    "  47   C.sub.20 H.sub.33 NO.sub.5 S                                                                89399.56                          745                                                                                 ##STR61##    3     "  79   C.sub.12 H.sub.15 ClN.sub.2 O.sub.6 S =                                        350.79       91                                758 "             5     "  67   C.sub.14 H.sub.19 Cl.sub.2 N.sub.2                                             O.sub.6 S = 376.55                                                                          85                                772 "             10    "  68   C.sub.19 H.sub.29 ClN.sub.2 O.sub.6 S =                                        448.98       87                                784                                                                                 ##STR62##    3     "  46   C.sub.10 H.sub.15 NO.sub.4 S.sub.2 =                                           277.37       84                                802 "             5     "  42   C.sub.12 H.sub.19 NO.sub.4 S.sub.2 =                                           305.42       78                                800 "             10    "  54   C.sub.17 H.sub.29 NO.sub.4 S.sub.2 =                                           375.56       91                                852                                                                                 ##STR63##    5     butyl                                                                             liquide                                                                             C.sub.14 H.sub.22 ClNO.sub.4 S.sub.2 =                                         367.93       72                                866 "             5     C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                                                   "    C.sub.12 H.sub.18 ClNO.sub.4 S.sub.2 =                                         339.87       68                                867 "             3     "  "    C.sub.10 H.sub.14 ClNO.sub.4 S.sub. 2 =                                        311.68       75                                853                                                                                 ##STR64##    3     "       C.sub.11 H.sub.17 NO.sub.4 S.sub.2 =                                           291.40       83                                787                                                                                 ##STR65##    3     "  111  C.sub.11 H.sub.17 ClN.sub.2 O.sub.4 S =                                        308.88       76                                790 "             5     "  93   C.sub.13 H.sub.21 ClN.sub.2 O.sub.4 S =                                        336.83       73                                791               10    "  53   C.sub.18 H.sub.30 N.sub.2 O.sub.4 S =                                          370.62       77                                __________________________________________________________________________

                                      TABLE I'                                     __________________________________________________________________________     FIRST PROCESS FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF COMPOUNDS OF FORMULA:                        ##STR66##                                                                                                             Reaction                               n°                                                                         Ar        n + m + 1                                                                            R.sub.7                                                                           MP °C.                                                                       FORMULA/MW   yield (%)                              __________________________________________________________________________     784                                                                                ##STR67##                                                                               3     C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                                                   46   C.sub.10 H.sub.15 NO.sub.4 S.sub.2                                                          84277.37                               802                                                                               "         5     "  42   C.sub.12 H.sub.19 NO.sub.4 S.sub.2                                                          78305.42                               806                                                                               "         10    "  54   C.sub.17 H.sub.29 NO.sub.4 S.sub.2                                                          91375.56                               852                                                                                ##STR68##                                                                               5     butyl                                                                             liquide                                                                             C.sub.14 H.sub.22 ClNO.sub.4 S.sub.2 =                                                      727.93                                 866                                                                               "         5     C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                                                   "    C.sub.12 H.sub.18 ClNO.sub.4 S.sub. 2 =                                                     689.87                                 867                                                                               "         3     "  "    C.sub.10 H.sub.14 ClNO.sub.4 S.sub.2 =                                                      751.68                                 853                                                                                ##STR69##                                                                               3     "       C.sub.11 H.sub.17 NO.sub.4 S.sub.2                                                          83291.40                               787                                                                                ##STR70##                                                                               3     "  111  C.sub.11 H.sub.17 ClN.sub.2 O.sub.4 S =                                                     769.38                                 790                                                                               "         5     "  93   C.sub.13 H.sub.21 ClN.sub.2 O.sub.4 S =                                                     736.83                                 791          10    "  53   C.sub.18 H.sub.30 N.sub.2 O.sub.4 S                                                         77370.62                               __________________________________________________________________________

A second mode of preparation (PROCESS IIA) of the medicaments of formula: ##STR71## and of the corresponding new compounds, consists in starting from an acid halide, particularly the appropriate acid halide ArSO₂ Cl and reacting it with an amino-acid of the formula: ##STR72## according to the following diagram: ##STR73## then of esterifying the acid so-obtained, by reacting it with a suitable alcohol of formula R₇ OH according to the following diagram: ##STR74##

In these formulae, Ar, n, R₅, R₆ and R₇ have the same meanings as those previously indicated.

From the practical point of view, procedure is as follows: the production of the acid takes place in the following manner:

the amino-acid (40 mM) is suspended or solubilized in an anhydrous organic base such as anhydrous pyridine or anhydrous 2,6-dimethylpyridine (15 cm3). The acid chloride (10 mM) is then added in small fractions (or drop by drop); the reaction mixture is stirred vigorously during this addition and kept at a temperature below or equal to 20° C. Then it is heated for one hour at 40° C. and left for 12 hours with stirring at ambient temperature. The pyridine is driven off by concentration under reduced pressure; a cooled solution of dilute acid is added to bring the pH to a value lower than 3, such as dilute hydrochloric acid. If the product precipitates, it is filtered, washed with water, dissolved in a lower alcohol (ethanol or methanol), if necessary decolorized on active charcoal and finally chromatographed. If the product does not precipitate, it is extracted from the medium by ethyl acetate (or any other organic solvent of the same polarity): this phase is dried over sodium sulfate, if necessary decolorized on active charcoal, concentrated under reduced pressure and chromatographed.

A modification has also been followed; it consists of pouring an ethereal solution of acid chloride on the aminoacid in solution in aqueous N caustic soda (ref.: MAC CHESMY, SWAM, J.A.C.S., 59, 1 116).

As for the esterification, it takes place as follows:

the acid (2×10⁻² mole) is solubilized in 30 cm³ of anhydrous alcohol; perchloric acid is then added (1.5 cm³); then the mixture is heated to 50° C. until the disappearance of the starting product to the profit of the ester.

The following example illustrates the mode of preparing medicaments, for which preparation recourse is had to the above-indicated process in its generality.

EXAMPLE II Preparation of the ethyl acetate of ε(5-chloro 4-nitro 2-methoxy benzenesulfonamide)caproic acid ##STR75##

The acid (3 g) is stirred magnetically in anhydrous ethanol (10 cm³) in the presence of perchloric acid (2 cm³) at 50° C. for 48 hours (end of reaction checked by thin layer chromatography). The medium was cooled, neutralized with disodium carbonate, extracted with ether. The organic phase was dried over sodium sulfate, then concentrated under reduced pressure. By chromatography on silica H of the residue so-obtained and elution by the mixture benzene/ethyl acetate (4:1), the ethyl ester of (5-chloro 4-nitro 2-methoxy benzenesulfonamide)caproic acid was isolated with a yield of 55%.

The following medicaments were prepared by this process: 380, 486, 502 whose developed chemical formulae are to be found in Table I.

A third method of preparation (PROCESS III/A) of the medicaments as well as the new corresponding compounds of formula: ##STR76## consists in starting from a suitable acid of the formula:

    Ar--SO.sub.2 --H

and reacting it on a suitable amino ester of the formula: ##STR77## according to the following reaction diagram: ##STR78##

In these formulae corresponding to the medicaments, Ar, n, m, R₅, R₆ and R₇ have the previously indicated meanings.

For the new compounds, Ar, n, m, R₅, R₆ and R₇ have the above said meanings, with the proviso that when Ar represents a benzene nucleus, this latter is substituted by at least a CF₃ group.

From a practical point of view, procedure is as follows: an acid solution (10⁻² mole) solubilized in the minimum of dimethylformamid (DMF) or hexamethylphosphoramide (HMPT) is cooled to -15° C. with magnetic stirring. Successively to this solution were added a N-alkylamine, whose alkyl part has 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and the amine part derives from a tertiary amine such as N-methyl morpholine (1.1 cm3=10⁻² mole) and akyl chloroformate (the alkyl having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms), such as isobutyl chloroformate (1.3 cm3). At the end of 5 minutes, the amino-ester (10⁻² mole) was poured into the medium in the minimum of DMF (if it relates to the hydrochloride of the amino-ester, it is appropriate to neutralize with N-methyl morpholine (1.1 cm3=10⁻² mole). Four hours later, the reaction mixture was poured into a dilute solution of sodium or potassium bicarbonate at 0° C. If the product precipitates, the crystals are washed with water, then dissolved in ethyl acetate and the organic phase washed with a dilute acid, such as hydrochloric acid, to bring the pH to a value lower than 3. After having dried the solution over sodium sulfate, the solvent was evaporated off and the residue so obtained was chromatographed.

A first method for the preparation (PROCESS IB) of the medicaments and new compounds of formula: ##STR79## in which R₄ represents the hydroxy radical, consists of reacting a suitable acid chloride of formula:

    Ar--SO.sub.2 --Cl

with a suitable amino acid of the formula: ##STR80## according to the following reaction diagram: ##STR81## as was previously indicated in the second method of preparation (PROCESS IIA) of the products of the formula: ##STR82##

The following examples illustrate the method of preparation of medicaments, for which preparation recourse is had to the above-indicated process in its generality.

EXAMPLE III Preparation of ε(4-nitro 2-methoxy benzenesulfonamido)caproic acid ##STR83##

To ε-amino caproic acid (5×10⁻² mole=6.55 g) in pyridine (150 cm³), with magnetic stirring and kept at a temperature of about 20° C. by water bath, was added in small fractions 2-methoxy 4-nitro benzenesulfonyl chloride (2×10⁻² mole=5.08 g).

After the addition, the reaction mixture was heated for one hour at 40° C. The solvent was evaporated and the residue so-obtained was washed with 3% hydrochloric acid (200 cm³) then extracted with ethyl acetate (400 cm³, then twice 100 cm³). The organic phases were combined, dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The product was solubilized in methanol, decolorized on activated charcoal, concentrated and chromatographed on silica H by the eluant toluene/ethyl acetate/acetic acid (80:20:2).

The fractions containing the ε(4-nitro 2-methoxybenzenesulfonamido)caproic acid were concentrated and the compound was recrystallized in a water/ethanol mixture (yield 50%).

EXAMPLE IV Preparation of (trifluoromethyl-3 benzenesulfonylamino)-4 butyric acid ##STR84##

Trifluoromethyl-benzenesulfonyl chloride (2×10⁻² mole: 4.89 g) is added dropwise to ω-aminobutyric acid (5×10⁻² mole=5.15 g) into pyridine (100 cm3) under magnetic stirring and maintained at a temperature of about 20° C. in a water bath.

After addition, the reaction mixture is heated for one hour at 40° C. The solvent is evaporated and the residue thus obtained is collected in 100 cm3 of water. The solution is then brought to a pH of 2.3 by addition of hydrochloridric acid 2N.

The precipitate is centrifuged, then dried and recrystallized in benzene (yield 42%).

The following medicaments assembled in Table II below were prepared by the process, as well as the new compounds, gathered in the Table II' hereafter.

                                      TABLE II                                     __________________________________________________________________________     PREPARATION OF MEDICAMENTS OF FORMULA:                                          ##STR85##                                                                                                             Reaction                                                                       yield                                  n°                                                                          Ar        n + m + 1                                                                            R.sub.7                                                                          MP °C.                                                                       FORMULA/MW   (%)                                    __________________________________________________________________________     387                                                                                 ##STR86##                                                                               3     H 130  C.sub.11 H.sub.13 ClN.sub.2 O.sub.7 S =                                                     162,75                                 362 "         5     " 145  C.sub.13 H.sub.17 ClN.sub.2 O.sub.7 S =                                                     170.80                                 504 "         7     " 1226 C.sub.15 H.sub.21 ClN.sub.2 O.sub.7 S =                                                     318,86                                 501 "         10    " 126  C.sub.18 H.sub.27 ClN.sub.2 O.sub.7 S =                                                     720,94                                 660                                                                                 ##STR87##                                                                               3     " 135  C.sub.11 H.sub.14 N.sub.2 O.sub.7 S                                                         32318,30                               696 "         5     " 134  C.sub.13 H.sub.18 N.sub.2 O.sub.7 S                                                         50346,36                               661 "         10    " 121  C.sub.18 H.sub.28 N.sub.2 O.sub.7 S                                                         52416,49                               548                                                                                 ##STR88##                                                                               3     " 145  C.sub.10 H.sub.12 N.sub.2 O.sub.6 S                                                         19288,28                               562 "         5     " 130  C.sub.12 H.sub.16 N.sub.2 O.sub.6 S                                                         35316,33                               564 "         10    " 104  C.sub.17 H.sub.26 N.sub.2 O.sub.6 S                                                         51386,47                               674                                                                                 ##STR89##                                                                               3     " 120  C.sub.10 H.sub.12 N.sub.2 O.sub.6 S                                                         42288,28                               675 "         5     " 115  C.sub.12 H.sub.16 N.sub.2 O.sub.6 S = 316,33        697 "         10    " 120  C.sub.17 H.sub.26 N.sub.2 O.sub.6 S                                                         72386,47                               1 038                                                                               ##STR90##                                                                               3     " 116  C.sub.11 H.sub.12 F.sub.3 NO.sub.4 S =                                                      411,29                                 786                                                                                 ##STR91##                                                                               3     " 150  C.sub.9 H.sub.12 N.sub.2 O.sub.4 S                                                          38244,28                               __________________________________________________________________________      ##STR92##

A modification of the procedure described in Example III consists in pouring acid chloride in solution in an organic solvent, inert with respect to acid chloride and non miscible with water, such as chloroform, dioxanne, benzene, toluene, preferably ether onto the amino-acid in an aqueous solution such as aqueous sodium hydroxyde or aqueous potassium hydroxyde (ref. MAC CHESMY, SWAM, JACS, 59, 1 116).

The following example illustrates this embodiment.

EXAMPLE V Preparation of Compound No. 1038 ##STR93##

To 1.545 g (0.015 mole) of 4-amino butyric acid in 30 cm³ of N soda, was added drop by drop with vigorous stirring, a solution of 3.7 g (0.015 mole) of trifluoro 3 methyl benzene sulfochloride in 30 cm³ of ethyl ether.

After 4 hours stirring, the organic phase was removed. The aqueous phase was then brought to pH 3 with 2N hydrochloric acid. The precipitate formed was drained, washed with water until the Cl⁻ ion was absent and then dried.

The medicaments collected in Table III below were prepared by the process, as well as the new compounds gathered in the following Table III'.

                                      TABLE III                                    __________________________________________________________________________                                               Reaction                                                                       yield                                no Ar            n + m + 1                                                                            R.sub.7                                                                          MP °C.                                                                       FORMULA/MW  (%)                                  __________________________________________________________________________     1038                                                                               ##STR94##    3     H 116  C.sub.11 H.sub.12 F.sub.3 NO.sub.4 S =                                         311.29      72                                   1131                                                                              "             1     " 157  C.sub.9 H.sub.8 F.sub.3 NO.sub.4 S =                                                       703.24                               1150                                                                               ##STR95##    3     " 166  C.sub.12 H.sub.16 ClNO.sub.6 S                                                             65337.8                              1151                                                                               ##STR96##    3     " 177  C.sub.12 H.sub.19 NO.sub.7 S                                                               70 72.36                             __________________________________________________________________________

                                      TABLE III'                                   __________________________________________________________________________                                        Reaction                                                                       yield                                       no Ar     n + m + 1                                                                            R.sub.7                                                                          MP °C.                                                                       FORMULA/MW  (%)                                         __________________________________________________________________________     1038                                                                               ##STR97##                                                                            3     H 116  C.sub.11 H.sub.12 F.sub.3 NO.sub.4 S                                                       41311.29                                    1131                                                                              "      1     " 157  C.sub.9 H.sub.8 F.sub.3 NO.sub.4 S                                                         70283.24                                    1129                                                                              "      5     "  96  C.sub.13 H.sub.16 F.sub.3 NO.sub.4 S                                                       90339.35                                    __________________________________________________________________________

A second method of preparation (PROCESS IIB) of the medicaments and of new compounds according to the invention, of the formula: ##STR98## consists in preparing:

in a first step, an ester of the acid that it is desired to obtain, by one of the two processes IA or IIA which have been considered above, for the synthesis of medicaments and new compounds of formula: ##STR99##

then in a second step, hydrolysing the ester obtained into its corresponding acid according to the diagram: ##STR100##

From a practical point of view, operation is as follows: 10⁻² mole of ester in 50 cm3 of 1N-5N alkaline or earth alkaline base in an alcoholic medium, the corresponding alcohol of which having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, preferably 1N-5N ethanolic soda, and more particularly 2N ethanolic soda was stirred magnetically for 12 hours at room temperature. The reaction medium was neutralized in the cold with an acid to bring the pH to a value lower than 3, for instance with concentrated 2N-10N hydrochloric acid and extracted with an organic solvent, non miscible with water such as ethyl acetate. The organic phase was washed with water, dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure.

The following example illustrates the method of preparing the medicaments and new compounds according to the invention, for which preparation recourse was had to the above indicated method in its generality.

EXAMPLE VI Preparation of the Compound No. 744 ##STR101##

The ester A (120 g) was suspended in a mixture of 2N soda (400 cm³) and 300 cm³ of ethanol.

After one night with magnetic stirring at room temperature, the reaction medium was evaporated to dryness under vacuum, the residue was taken up again in 200 cm³ of water, then brought to pH 3 by the addition of 2N hydrochloric acid. The precipitate was drained, washed with water until the Cl⁻ ion was absent and then dried under vacuum. The yield was 86%.

EXAMPLE VII Preparation of (trifluoromethyl-3 benzenesulfonylamino)-6 hexanoic acid ##STR102##

The ester A (2×10⁻² mole=7.35 g) is suspended in a mixture of sodium hydroxide 2N (20 cm3) and ethanol (10 cm3).

After a night, under magnetic stirring, at room temperature, the reaction mixture is evaporated under vacuum in dried conditions.

The residue is collected in 30 cm3 of water then brought to a pH of 8 by addition of hydrochloridric acid 2N. The precipitate is dried, washed with water until Cl⁻ ions disappear, then is dried under vacuum (yield 80%).

The following medicaments collected in Table IV below were prepared by this method, as well as the new compounds gathered in the Table IV' hereafter.

                                      TABLE IV                                     __________________________________________________________________________     PREPARATION OF MEDICAMENTS OF FORMULA:                                         ArSO.sub.2NH(CH.sub.2).sub.nCH.sub.2(CH.sub.2).sub.mCOOR.sub.7                                                           Reaction                                                                       yield                                no  Ar          n + m + 1                                                                            R.sub.7                                                                          MP °C.                                                                       FORMULA/MW   (%)                                  __________________________________________________________________________     387                                                                                 ##STR103## 3     H 130  C.sub.11 H.sub.13 CLN.sub.2 O.sub.7 S =                                        352.75       99                                   789 "           4     "  95  C.sub.12 H.sub.15 ClN.sub.2 O.sub.7 S =                                        366.79       95                                   362 "           5     " 145  C.sub.13 H.sub.17 CLN.sub.2 O.sub.7 S =                                        380.80       96                                   854                                                                                 ##STR104## 4     " 128  C.sub.12 H.sub.13 CLN.sub.2 O.sub.5 S =                                        332.78       85                                   738                                                                                 ##STR105## 3     "  90  C.sub.10 H.sub.13 NO.sub.4 S                                                                99243.29                             751 "           5     " 121  C.sub.12 H.sub.17 NO.sub.4 S                                                                99271.34                             767 "           10    "  95  C.sub.17 H.sub.27 NO.sub.4 S                                                                95341.48                             740                                                                                 ##STR106## 3     " 135  C.sub.11 H.sub.15 NO.sub.4 S                                                                94257.32                             753 "           5     " 111  C.sub.13 H.sub.19 NO.sub.4 S                                                                87285.37                             769 "           10    "  90  C.sub.18 H.sub.29 NO.sub.4 S                                                                95355.50                             744                                                                                 ##STR107## 3     " 134  C.sub.10 H.sub.12 ClNO.sub.4 S                                                              97277.74                             757 "           5     " 130  C.sub.12 H.sub.16 ClNO.sub.4 S                                                              95305.79                             771 "           10    " 126  C.sub.17 H.sub.26 ClNO.sub.4 S                                                              89375.93                             1129                                                                                ##STR108## 5     "  96  C.sub.13 H.sub.16 F.sub.3 NO.sub.4 S =                                         339.35       80                                   742                                                                                 ##STR109## 3     " 110  C.sub.11 H.sub.15 NO.sub.5 S                                                                99273.32                             755 "           5     "  89  C.sub.13 H.sub.19 NO.sub.5 S                                                                96301.37                             770 "           10    "  98  C.sub.18 H.sub.29 NO.sub.5 S                                                                96371.50                             746                                                                                 ##STR110## 3     " 135  C.sub.10 H.sub.11 ClN.sub.2 O.sub.6 S =                                        322.74       91                                   759 "           5     " 119  C.sub.12 H.sub.15 ClN.sub.2 O.sub.6 S =                                        350.79       99                                   792 "           10    " 115  C.sub.17 H.sub.25 ClN.sub.2 O.sub.6 S =                                        420.93       86                                   800                                                                                 ##STR111## 5     " 112  C.sub.10 H.sub.15 NO.sub.4 S.sub.2 =                                                        807.37                               823 "           10    "   91 C.sub.15 H.sub.25 NO.sub.4 S.sub.2 =                                                        907.51                               786                                                                                 ##STR112## 3     " 140  C.sub.9 H.sub.12 N.sub.2 O.sub.4 S =                                                        854.28                               804 "           5     " 124  C.sub.11 H.sub.16 N.sub.2 O.sub.4 S =                                                       822.33                               824 "           10    " 110  C.sub.16 H.sub.26 N.sub.2 O.sub.4 S =                                                       912.47                               __________________________________________________________________________

                                      TABLE IV'                                    __________________________________________________________________________     PREPARATION OF COMPOUNDS OF FORMULA:                                           ArSO.sub.2NH(CH.sub.2).sub.nCH.sub.2(CH.sub.2).sub.mCOOR.sub.7                                                     Reaction                                   n°                                                                          Ar     n + m + 1                                                                            R.sub.7                                                                          MP °C.                                                                       FORMULA/MW  yield (%)                                  __________________________________________________________________________     1 129.sub.10                                                                        ##STR113##                                                                           5     H  96  C.sub.13 H.sub.16 F.sub.3 NO.sub.4 S                                                       80338.35                                   800                                                                                 ##STR114##                                                                           5     " 112  C.sub.10 H.sub.15 NO.sub.4 S.sub.2                                                         80277.37                                   823 "      10    "  91  C.sub.15 H.sub.25 NO.sub.4 S.sub.2                                                         90347.51                                   785                                                                                 ##STR115##                                                                           3     " 140  C.sub.9 H.sub.12 N.sub.2 O.sub.4 S                                                         85244.28                                   804 "      5     " 124  C.sub.11 H.sub.16 N.sub.2 O.sub.4 S                                                        82272.33                                   824 "      10    " 110  C.sub.15 H.sub.26 N.sub.2 O.sub.4 S                                                        91342.47                                   __________________________________________________________________________

A method of preparing medicaments, according to the invention, of the formula: ##STR116## in which R₄ represents: the hydroxy group,

the group OR₇, R₇ being an alkyl radical of 1 to 6 carbon atoms,

consists in using, as starting material, the medicament of the formula: ##STR117## and subjecting it to catalytic hydrogenation.

From a practical point of view, the ester or the acid is placed in solution in ethyl acetate which is stirred magnetically, under a hydrogen atmosphere, in the presence of palladized charcoal, the amount of catalyst being 5% in the case where the starting medicament is an acid and 10% when it is an ester. After four hours, the hydrogen absorption is finished, the catalyst is filtered and the filtrate is concentrated under reduced pressure.

The following example illustrates the method of preparing medicaments, according to the invention, for which preparation recourse is had to the above-indicated process in its generality.

EXAMPLE VIII Preparation of ε(4-amino 2-methoxy benzenesulfonamido)caproic acid ##STR118##

A solution of ε(4-nitro 2-methoxy-benzenesulfonamido)caproic acid (1.4 g) in solution in ethyl acetate (150 cm³) is stirred magnetically under a hydrogen atmosphere in the presence of 5% palladized charcoal (120 mg). After four hours, the hydrogen absorption being terminated, the catalyst is filtered and the filtrate concentrated under reduced pressure. Pure ε(4-amino 2-methoxy-benzenesulfonamido)caproic acid is obtained, with a yield of 98%.

The following medicaments collected in Table V below were prepared by resorting to this method of preparation.

                                      TABLE V                                      __________________________________________________________________________     PREPARATION OF COMPOUNDS OF FORMULA:                                            ##STR119##                                                                                                                   Reaction                        n°                                                                         Ar              n + m + 1                                                                            R.sub.7                                                                           MP °C.                                                                       FORMULA/MW    yield (%)                       __________________________________________________________________________     484                                                                                ##STR120##     3     C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                                                   137  C.sub.13 H.sub.20 Cl.sub.2 N.sub.2                                             O.sub.5 S = 387.28                                                                           84                              748                                                                               "               3     H  127  C.sub.11 H.sub.15 ClN.sub.2 O.sub.5 S =                                        322.78        77                              788                                                                                ##STR121##     4     C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                                                   164  C.sub.21 H.sub.29 ClN.sub.2 O.sub.8                                            S.sub.2 = 537.07                                                                             92                              469                                                                                ##STR122##     5     "  133  C.sub.15 H.sub.24 Cl.sub.2 N.sub.2                                             O.sub.5 S = 415.34                                                                           83                              763                                                                               "               5     H   92  C.sub.13 H.sub.19 ClN.sub.2 O.sub.5 S =                                        350.83        94                              730                                                                                ##STR123##     7     C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                                                   124  C.sub.24 H.sub.35 ClN.sub.2 O.sub.8                                            S.sub.2 = 579.11                                                                             61                              503                                                                               "               10    "  132  C.sub.27 H.sub.41 ClN.sub.2 O.sub.8                                            S.sub.2 = 621.21                                                                             66                              805                                                                               "               10    H  100  C.sub.18 H.sub.29 ClN.sub.2 O.sub.5 S =                                        420.97        90                              656                                                                                ##STR124##     3     C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                                                   187  C.sub.20 H.sub.28 N.sub.2 O.sub.8                                              S.sub.2 ' 487.78                                                                             98                              612                                                                               "               5     "  188  C.sub.22 H.sub.32 N.sub.2 O.sub.8                                              S.sub.2 =  516.63                                                                            57                              694                                                                               "               5     H  116  C.sub.13 H.sub.20 N.sub.2 O.sub.5 S =                                          316.38        100                             627                                                                               "               10    C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                                                    80  C.sub.20 H.sub.34 N.sub.2 O.sub.5 S =                                          414.57        100                             668                                                                               "               10    H  105  C.sub.18 H.sub.30 N.sub.2 O.sub.5 S =                                          386.51        94                              624                                                                                ##STR125##     3     C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                                                   158  C.sub.19 H.sub.26 N.sub.2 O.sub.7                                              S.sub.2 = 458.55                                                                             99                              609                                                                               "               5     "   86  C.sub.14 H.sub.22 N.sub.2 O.sub.4 S =                                          314.40        96                              665                                                                               "               5     H  131  C.sub.12 H.sub.18 N.sub.2 O.sub.4 S =                                          286.35        97                              626                                                                               "               10    C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                                                    85  C.sub.19 H.sub.32 N.sub.2 O.sub.4 S =                                          384.54        100                             667                                                                               "               10    H  118  C.sub.17 H.sub.28 N.sub.2 O.sub.4 S =                                          356.49        88                              680                                                                                ##STR126##     3     "   99  C.sub.10 H.sub.14 N.sub.2 O.sub.4 S =                                          258.30        100                             593                                                                                ##STR127##     3     C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                                                   144  C.sub.19 H.sub.26 N.sub.2 O.sub.7                                              S.sub.2 = 458.55                                                                             97                              581                                                                               "               5     H   86  C.sub.12 H.sub.18 N.sub.2 O.sub.4 S =                                          286.35        100                             682                                                                                ##STR128##     5     C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                                                   109  C.sub.21 H.sub.30 N.sub.2 O.sub.7                                              S.sub.2 = 486.61                                                                             93                              683                                                                               "               10    "   56  C.sub.19 H.sub.32 N.sub.2 O.sub.4 S =                                          384.54        96                              695                                                                               "               10    H  105  C.sub.17 H.sub.28 N.sub.2 O.sub.4 S =                                          356.49        99                              747                                                                                ##STR129##     3     C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                                                   174  C.sub.19 H.sub.25 ClN.sub.2 O.sub.7                                            S.sub.2 = 493.01                                                                             57                              785                                                                               "               3     H   71  C.sub.10 H.sub.13 ClN.sub.2 O.sub.4 S =                                        292.75        89                              760                                                                                ##STR130##     5     C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                                                   147  C.sub.21 H.sub.29 ClN.sub.2 O.sub.7                                            S.sub.2 = 521.07                                                                             79                              761                                                                               "               5     H   83  C.sub.12 H.sub.17 ClN.sub.2 O.sub.4 S =                                        320.81        80                              773                                                                                ##STR131##     10    C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                                                   138  C.sub.26 H.sub.39 ClN.sub.2 O.sub.7                                            S.sub.2 = 591.20                                                                             80                              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A method for the preparation of the medicaments and new compounds of formula: ##STR132## in which formulae R₄ represents OH or an alkoxy radical of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, with the proviso, for the new compounds, that when Ar represents a benzene nucleus, this latter is substituted by at least one CF₃ radical, consists of reacting an alkyl halide such as an alkyl iodide R₅ I according to the following plan: ##STR133##

From a practical point of view, procedure is as follows:

The sulfonylamino acid (1 mM) is dissolved by the addition of an excess of a strong aqueous base (caustic soda, caustic potash). The alkylation agent may be an alkyl or aralkyl halide (the halide being an chloride, bromide, or iodide) or an alkyl sulfate (dimethylsulfate, diethylsulfate).

This alkylation agent is added drop by drop in the cold, the pH of the reaction being, if necessary, kept at a value above or equal to 10.

After heating the reaction medium from 3 to 24 h, according to the agent and at a temperature comprised between 60° and 100° C., the aqueous phase was extracted after cooling with a non-miscible solvent (ether, TMF, benzene, ethyl acetate), preferably ether.

The aqueous phase was then brought to pH≦3 by the addition of an inorganic acid (hydrochloric, hydrobromic, sulfuric acid), preferably hydrochloric acid.

The precipitate was drained and recrystallized in a suitable organic or aqueous solvent.

The following Example illustrates the method of preparing medicaments, for which preparation recourse is had to the above-indicated process in its generality.

EXAMPLE IX Preparation of the Compound No. 1045 ##STR134##

To 6.2 g (2.23×10⁻² mole) of the product A in 55 cm³ of a solution of N sodium hydroxide, 8 g of methyl iodide were added drop by drop with stirring.

The reaction mixture was brought for five hours to 80° C. The aqueous phase after cooling was extracted with ether. The organic phase was eliminated, the aqueous phase was then brought to pH 3 with 2N hydrochloric acid. The precipitate formed was drained, washed with water and then dried. After recrystallization from a mixture benzene 1: cyclohexane: 1, 5.85 g of crystals melting at 121° were collected (Yield 90%).

This method of alkylation was applied to other sulfonamido acids and enabled in particular the preparation of the Compound No. 1044: N-methyl 3'-nitro 4-benzenesulfonamido butyric acid.

EXAMPLE X Methylation of (trifluoromethyl-3 benzenesulfonylamino)-4 butyric acid (Compound No. 1038) ##STR135##

4 g of methyl iodide are added dropwise under stirring to 3.1 g of (trifluoromethyl-3 benzenesulfonylamino)-4 butyric acid (1×10⁻² mole) in 30 cm3 of sodium hydroxyde N.

The reaction mixture is brought for four hours at 80° C. The aqueous phase is extracted after cooling with ether. The organic phase is eliminated. The aqueous phase is then brought to a pH of 3 with hydrochlorhydric acid 2N.

The precipitate is centrifugated, washed with water and dried.

The melting point of the compound obtained (Compound No. 1174) is 115 and the yield is 80%.

A method for preparing medicaments and new compounds of the formula: ##STR136## in which R₅, R₆, R₈ and R₉ have the above-indicated meanings, starting from: ##STR137## consists of:

reacting thionyl chloride with the acid according to the following reaction diagram: ##STR138##

then reacting with the acid chloride, the appropriate amine according to the reaction diagram: ##STR139##

From a practical point of view, operation is as follows.

The acid is dissolved in anhydrous benzene and an excess of thionyl chloride is added. After reflux, the reaction mixture was evaporated to dryness and the residue was taken up again in the appropriate amine. After heating between 40° and 60° C., the reaction mixture was taken up again in ethyl acetate. The organic phase washed with 2N hydrochloric acid and then with water, then with a sodium carbonate solution, was evaporated to give a crystalline residue corresponding to the amide.

The following Example illustrates the method of preparing medicaments according to the invention, for which preparation recourse is had to the above-indicated process in its generality.

EXAMPLE XI Preparation of the Compound No. 1031 ##STR140##

To 3.16 g (0.01 mole) of the acid A in 20 cm³ of anhydrous benzene is added 0.85 ml (1.43 g namely 0.012 mole) of distilled thionyl chloride. The reaction medium was brought to 60° C. for five hours. After evaporation to dryness under vacuum, the residue was taken up in 10 cm³ of benzene, then 10 cm³ of freshly distilled piperidine was added drop by drop. The reaction medium was then brought to 70° C. for two hours, then evaporated to dryness under vacuum. The residue was dissolved in 150 cm³ of ethyl acetate. The organic phase obtained was washed with water, then with N hydrochloric acid, then with water, and was dried over sodium sulfate. The crystals obtained by evaporation were recrystallized from benzene (3 g yield: 78%).

The new compounds as well as the medicaments have been prepared according to example XI and gathered in the following Table VI.

In this case, the medicaments according to the invention are all new compounds.

                                      TABLE VI                                     __________________________________________________________________________                                              Reaction                              no Ar     n + m + 1                                                                            R.sub.4                                                                               MP °C.                                                                       FORMULA/MW   yield (%)                             __________________________________________________________________________     1 029                                                                              ##STR141##                                                                           5                                                                                     ##STR142##                                                                           103  C.sub.12 H.sub.17 N.sub.3 O.sub.5 S =                                                       485.36                                1 030                                                                             "      5                                                                                     ##STR143##                                                                           54   C.sub.16 H.sub.25 N.sub.3 O.sub.5 S =                                                       541.47                                1 031                                                                             "      5                                                                                     ##STR144##                                                                           80   C.sub.17 H.sub.25 N.sub.3 O.sub.5 S =                                                       783.48                                1 032                                                                             "      5                                                                                     ##STR145##                                                                           80   C.sub.16 H.sub.23 N.sub.3 O.sub.6 S =                                                       525.45                                1 130                                                                              ##STR146##                                                                           5                                                                                     ##STR147##                                                                           102  C.sub.18 H.sub.25 F.sub.2 N.sub.2 O.sub.3 S =                                  406.48       73                                    1 168                                                                             "      5                                                                                     ##STR148##                                                                           120  C.sub.17 H.sub.23 F.sub.3 N.sub.2 O.sub.4 S =                                  408.45       70                                    1 170                                                                             "      5                                                                                     ##STR149##                                                                           66   C.sub.17 H.sub.25 F.sub.3 N.sub.2 O.sub.3 S =                                  394.45       72                                    1 171                                                                             "      5                                                                                     ##STR150##                                                                           104  C.sub.13 H.sub.17 F.sub.3 N.sub.2 O.sub.3 S =                                  338.36       66                                    1 176                                                                             "      3                                                                                     ##STR151##                                                                           91   C.sub.15 H.sub.19 F.sub.3 N.sub.2 O.sub.4 S =                                  380.39       70                                    1 177                                                                             "      3                                                                                     ##STR152##                                                                           95   C.sub.16 H.sub.21 F.sub.3 N.sub.2 O.sub.3 S =                                  378.48       72                                    1 178                                                                             "      3                                                                                     ##STR153##                                                                           108  C.sub.11 H.sub.13 F.sub.3 N.sub.2 O.sub.3 S =                                  319.30       60                                    __________________________________________________________________________

The chemical compounds, above defined according to the invention as well as their phsyiologically acceptable salts, may enter, as active substances, into the preparation of medicaments having a group of pharmacological and therapeutic properties of high value.

Among the physiologically acceptable salts of the compounds according to the invention, may be mentioned particularly:

as regards the salts formed from an acid:

the alkali or alkaline earth salts;

or salts of an organic base such as the meglumate, aceglumate;

as regards the anions:

the hydrochlorides, hydrobromides, sulfates, phosphates, methanesulfonates, tosylates, tartrates, acetates, fumarates, succinate, pyruvate, phenoxyacetate and chlofibrate.

The salts of the medicaments according to the invention are:

1° either salts formed from the salification of the carboxylic group --COOH in the compounds of the formula: ##STR154##

2° or the salts formed from the salification by a base of the group --NH in the compounds of the formula: ##STR155##

3° or the salts formed from salification of the radical ##STR156## in the compounds of the formula: ##STR157##

4° or the salts from the compounds with salification of the substituent amino group of the aromatic nucleus in the compounds of the formula: ##STR158##

In the first case, the unsalified compound is changed into the salt by reacting in equimolecular amount and in manner known in itself, the base and the selected product.

In the second case, the unsalified compound is changed into the salt by reacting in equimolecular amount and in manner known in itself, the base and the selected product.

In the third and fourth cases, the unsalified compound is changed into the salt by reacting in equimolecular amount and in manner known in itself, the acid and the selected product.

The medicaments according to the invention have remarkable properties in the field of disorders of lipemia.

LIPID REGULATING ACTIVITY 1° Triton test

In a first series of experiments, products were tested on a hyperlipidemia caused by the administration of TRITON according to the following procedure.

The tests were carried out on groups of five WISTAR male rats whose weight varied from 150 to 175 g.

The tested products were administered, orally in the form of a 3% aqueous solution of tragacanth gum in the ratio of 1 ml per 100 g of body weight, in an amount corresponding to 250 mg/kg.

To carry out these tests, a hyperlipidemia was caused in the animals, by means of the product marketed by the ROHM and HAAS Company under the name TRITON W. R.

In fasting rats, the intravenous injection of TRITON resulted in a particularly distinct hyperlipidemia as regards triglycerides and to a lesser extent as regards total lipids.

On this hyperlipidemia the effects obtained by the administration of the active substances according to the invention, are observed.

The tests were carried out as follows:

the rats were fasted for 18 hours, then the TRITON W. R. was administered intravenously in 10% aqueous solution in the proportion of 200 mg/kg;

simultaneously 250 mg/kg of the product under test was administered orally;

6 hours and/or 24 hours later, blood assays were carried out conventionally.

The results of these tests are shown in Table VII of the following page.

The results are expressed in percentage of decrease caused by the product under test with respect to the TRITON control which had resulted in a hyperlipidemia are shown, this percentage decrease being respectively relative:

to the total cholesterol,

to the total lipids,

to the triglycerides.

Among the products tested, the products having remarkable pharmacological properties with respect to lipid regulating are those belonging to the above defined groups, as follows:

B₁, E₁, E₂, G₁, G₂, H₁, H₂, K, L, M, N, S₁, S₂ T, Y, Z.

                  TABLE VII                                                        ______________________________________                                         LIPID REGULATING ACTIVITY                                                      % of decrease with respect to Triton control                                   Total            Total                                                         cholesterol      lipids  Triglycerides                                         ______________________________________                                         362    -10           -39     -88                                               380    -19           -31     -86                                               387    (*)           -39     -90                                               469     -3           -30     -28                                               472                   -9                                                       484                  -41                                                       486                  -66     -21                                               501    -24           -17     -18                                               502    -16           -45     -32                                               503                  -26     -18                                               504    -45                                                                     505                  -48     -17                                               508     -8           -17                                                       562                   -6                                                       563     -8           -27                                                       564                  -37     -15                                               608    -19           -15                                                       609    -40                    -2                                               610    -20            -2                                                       611    -29           -15                                                       612     -1           -48     -13                                               624    -18                                                                     625                           -5                                               626    -18                                                                     656    -14            -3     -29                                               660    -42           -36     -90                                               661    -37                   -86                                               665    -15           -30     -20                                               666                  -20                                                       667     -7           -45                                                       668    -27           -20     -29                                               675    -19           -45     -27                                               676    -10           -43     -24                                               679    -30           -61     -34                                               680                  -46     -16                                               681    -32           -51     -33                                               682                  -22     -34                                               683                  -19     -52                                               693    -31           -18     -45                                               694    -32           -31     -65                                               695    -24           -20     -27                                               696    -56           -46     -59                                               697    -46           -35     -50                                               728                  -32     -53                                               729                          -17                                               730                          -10                                               786    -36           -24     -17                                               800    -13           -33      -5                                               823    -41           -25                                                       ______________________________________                                          (*) The absence of values means that the effect is nul or that the contro      group has not reacted normally with respect to Triton administration.    

                  TABLE VIII                                                       ______________________________________                                         PREFERRED MEDICAMENTS                                                          Compound              compound                                                 no        Normolip.   no        Normolip.                                      ______________________________________                                         362       +           679       +++                                            380       +           680       +                                              387       +           681       +++                                            503                   682       +                                              563       +           683       +                                              612                   693       +                                              660       +++         694       ++                                             661       +           696       ++++                                           667       +           697       ++                                             668       ++++        728       ++                                             675       +++         786       +                                              676                                                                            ______________________________________                                    

2° Atherosclerosis inducing diet

In a second experimental series, tha activity of certain products according to the invention were tested on animals which had received an atherosclerosis inducing diet for a long period.

The test was carried out on Wistar female rats, of weight about 160-180 g.

The animals received food coming from the National Nutrition plant of Villemoisson-sur-Orge, France, and denoted by the reference UAR AO3, enriched in cholesterol (0.5%) and in cholic acid (0.5%).

After 15 days of the atherosclerosis inducing diet and whilst maintaining the animals on an atherosclerosis inducing diet, they were given orally for 4 days 250.000 iu/kg of vitamine D₂ marketed under the name Sterogyl 25H, in solution in olive oil.

Then the products under study were administered for 4 weeks, from the end of the administration of the lesion-inducing agent.

At the end of the study, biochemical examinations were carried out on all the animals [total cholesterol, high density lipoprotein (HDL) and cholesterol low density lipoprotein (LDL), and triglycerides].

Autopsy and histological study

At the end of the study, all the animals still alive were sacrificed, and various organs were removed, particularly the aorta, for histological study of the latter. Two criteria were examined: the number of atherosclerosis areas and the severity of the lesions.

Calculation of the figures was carried out in the following manner:

as regards the severity of the lesions, a quotation ranging from 0 for absence of a lesion to 5+ for the severest lesions was made, and this for each type of alteration concerned (increase of interlamellar spaces, interruption of elastic laminae, thickening of the elastic laminae, calcium deposition, mucopolysaccharide deposition); then all of the results per batch of animals were added;

as regards the number of atherosclerosis areas, by counting the latter and adding all the figures obtained per batch of animals.

Then the pecentage reduction with respect to the diet controls and the score were calculated, that is to say the ratio of the intensity of the activity of the product tested with respect to that of the activity of clofibrate, reckoned as 1.

Table IX gives the detailed results of the biochemical examination:

(a) in % reduction with respect to the control die;

(b) as score, with respect to the reference product, clofibrate, the latter being counted as 1.

Table X gives the results of macroscopic examinations:

(a) in % decrease in animals afflicted with lesions;

(b) as score with respect to the reference clofibrate, of which the score was counted as 1.

Table XI gives the microscopic results with histological quotation as regards the severity of the lesions, and the number of atherosclerotic areas.

                                      TABLE IX                                     __________________________________________________________________________     BIOCHEMICAL EXAMS                                                                      CHOLESTEROL T                                                                             CHOLESTEROL HDL                                                                            CHOLESTEROL LDL                                                                            TRIGLYCERIDES                       Batch   %     Score                                                                               %     Score %     Score %    Score                          __________________________________________________________________________     TEM diet                                                                       CLOFIBRATE                                                                             -48,75                                                                               1,00 +104,17                                                                              1,00  -55,37                                                                               1,00  -24,14                                                                              1,00                           679     -53,13                                                                               1,09 +58,33                                                                               0,56  -60,14                                                                               1,09   0   0                              786     -54,22                                                                               1,11 -20,83                                                                               --    -57,07                                                                               1,03  -17,24                                                                              0,71                           1038    -51,88                                                                               1,06 +83,33                                                                               0,80  -58,26                                                                               1,05  -20,69                                                                              0,86                           __________________________________________________________________________

                  TABLE X                                                          ______________________________________                                         MACROSCOPIC EXAMS                                                                       AFFECTED ANIMALS                                                       BATCH      %                                                                                      ##STR159##                                                                                 ##STR160##                                     ______________________________________                                         TEM-TEM     0      --          --                                              TEM-diet   100     --          --                                              CLOFIBRATE 81,82   18,18       1,00                                            679        92,86    7,14       0,39                                            786        93,33    6,67       0,37                                            1038       66,67   33,33       1,83                                            ______________________________________                                    

                                      TABLE XI                                     __________________________________________________________________________     MICROSCOPIC OBSERVATIONS                                                                                   NUMBER OF                                                  HISTOLOGICAL QUOTATION                                                                             ATHEROSCLEROTIC AREAS                               Batch   %                                                                                 ##STR161##                                                                             ##STR162##                                                                              %                                                                                 ##STR163##                                                                             ##STR164##                             __________________________________________________________________________     TEM-TEM    --      --          --      --                                      TEM-diet                                                                               132                                                                               --      --       160                                                                               --      --                                      CLOFIBRATE                                                                             49 62,83   1,00     72 54,93   1,00                                    679     79 39,97   0,64     82 48,57   0,88                                       786(*)                                                                      1038    44 66,31   1,06     35 78,18   1,42                                    __________________________________________________________________________      (*) non examined with respect to histological point of view              

TOXICITY

The acute toxicity is expressed by the lethal dose 50, that is to say the dose resulting in the death of 50% of the animals.

This study was carried out on mice, to which the products under test were administered intraperitoneally.

The test carried out showed that the lethal dose 50 of the active substances was very high. It was established as follows, for the following substances:

    ______________________________________                                         362: lethal dose 50 (mg/kg) is = 1,760                                         387: lethal dose 50 (mg/kg) is = 3,070                                         502: lethal dose 50 (mg/kg) is = 3,070                                         665: lethal dose 50 (mg/kg) is >6,400                                          675: lethal dose 50 (mg/kg) is = 930                                           676: lethal dose 50 (mg/kg) is >6,400                                          729: lethal dose 50 (mg/kg) is >6,400                                          ______________________________________                                    

For Compound No. 1 038, the study of the toxicity has been carried out on rats and on mice to which the product has been administered by the oral route.

The results (expressed in g/kg) relative to LD₅₀, LD₀, and LD₁₀₀ are gathered in the following table.

    ______________________________________                                                      Male Female                                                       ______________________________________                                         Rats                                                                           LD.sub.50      13      15.5                                                    LD.sub.0       5      5                                                        LD.sub.100     20     >20                                                      Mice                                                                           LD.sub.50      6        6.6                                                    LD.sub.0       4      5                                                        LD.sub.100     9      9                                                        ______________________________________                                    

It results that Compound No. 1 038 presents no toxicity.

The medicaments according to the invention are advantageously used as active principle in the treatment of certain disorders of lipid metabolism.

The medicaments according to the invention are devoid of toxicity.

The ratio active dose/toxic dose can be compared favorably with that of known substances having properties of the same nature.

By way of example, the tests of subacute toxicity carried out on the compound No. 1 038, for about one month, at the rate of 150,500 and 1 000 mg/kg show that the therapeutic index of this compound is very satisfactory.

Besides the active substances constituted by the compounds of formula (I), the medicaments according to the invention may contain other active substances compatible with the first ones. For instance, the compounds which are part of the medicaments according to the invention, can be associated with lipid regulating agents of the biguanide type such as 1,1-dimethylbiguanide or 1-butylbiguanide or with lipid regulating agents which are derived from nicotinic acid.

In these medicaments according to the invention, the active substances are associated, to the extent that this is necessary, with traditional excipients and adjuvants to facilitate and improve their use, their preservation, etc.

In particular, the active substances are associated with solid or liquid excipients facilitating their administration according to the route of introduction.

Taking into account their activities and the treatments for which they are used, the medicaments according to the invention may be administered parenterally, preferably when the active substance is in the form of salt. For this purpose, they are presented in the form of sterile or sterilizable solutions, injectable or suitable for use, for the extemporaneous preparation of injectable solutions. These solutions may be presented in the form of physiological aqueous solutions, particularly isotonic solutions of one of these compounds such as saline or glucose isotonic solutions, the examples not having, of course, any limiting nature in the definition of the physiologically acceptable products which can be used to form injectable isotonic solutions.

The medicaments according to the invention may also be administered by other routes, particularly suppositories or orally. Administered orally, they are presented in very varied form: tablets, losenges, capsules, gelatine capsules, powders, solutions, suspensions, syrups, or topically as a cream, pommade, lotion, gel, etc.

In pharmaceutical presentations for administration in the parenteral route, the dose of product to be administered, per kilogram weight of patient, is comprised from about 0.5 to about 25 mg.

By the oral route, the unit dose is comprised from about 10 mg to about 500 mg, preferably from 50 mg to 250 mg.

By the topical route, the presentations include from 1 to 20% of the preparation. 

We claim:
 1. A method for treating disorders of lipid metabolism selected from the group of lipidemia or atherosclerosis in a host which comprises administering to said host an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition having a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and an effective amount of a compound of the formula ##STR165## and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R₁ and R₂ are each hydrogen, halogen, --NO₂, --NH₂, --CF₃, alkyl having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, alkoxy having 1 to 6 carbon atoms;n+m+1 is from 3 to 11, R₅ and R₆ are each hydrogen, alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or aralkyl having from 7 to 9 carbon atoms, and R₄ is hydroxy or --OR₇ in which R₇ is alkyl from 1 to 6 carbon atoms.
 2. The method of claim 1 wherein R₁ and R₂ are each hydrogen, halogen, --NO₂, --NH₂, alkyl having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, alkoxy having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms;n+m+1 is from 3 to 11, R₅ and R₆ are each hydrogen, alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or aralkyl having from 7 to 9 carbon atoms, and R₄ is hydroxy or --OR₇ in which R₇ is alkyl from 1 to 6 carbon atoms.
 3. The method of claim 68 wherein R₁ and R₂ are each hydrogen, halogen, NO₂, NH₂, alkyl having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, alkoxy having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms;n+m+1 is 3, 5 or 10; R₅ and R₆ are each hydrogen, alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or aralkyl having from 7 to 9 carbon atoms, and R₄ represents hydroxy or --OR₇ in which R₇ is alkyl from 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
 4. The method of claim 1 wherein one of R₅ or R₆ is hydrogen.
 5. The method of claim 1 wherein R₅ is hydrogen.
 6. The method of claim 1 wherein R₁ and R₅ are hydrogen.
 7. The method of claim 1 wherein R₁ and R₂ are hydrogen.
 8. The method of claim 1 wherein R₁, R₂ and R₅ are hydrogen.
 9. The method of claim 1 wherein R₁ and R₂ are each halogen, --NO₂, --NH₂, CF₃, alkyl having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or alkoxy having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms.
 10. The method of claim 2 wherein R₅ is hydrogen.
 11. The method of claim 2 wherein at least one of R₁ and R₂ is hydrogen.
 12. The method of claim 2 wherein R₁ and R₅ are hydrogen.
 13. The method of claim 2 wherein the compound is selected from the group consisting of ##STR166##
 14. The method of claim 1 wherein the composition is administered orally.
 15. The method of claim 1 wherein the composition is administered topically.
 16. The method of claim 1 wherein the composition is administered parenterally.
 17. The method of claim 1 wherein the composition is administered in a unit dose of from 50 mg to 250 mg of active compound.
 18. The method of claim 1 wherein the composition contains from 1 to 20% by weight of active compound.
 19. A method of treating lipidemia in a host which comprises administering to said host an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising a biologically acceptable carrier and an effective amount of the compound of the formula ##STR167## and the physiologically acceptable salts thereof. 